Fire damages vacant Aberdeen home

January 28, 2008

Firefighters worked for about 45 minutes to control a fire on Sunday that caused more than $30,000 of damage at 821 N. Penn St. in Aberdeen. Fire crews were called at about 5:15 p.m. to find floors that were completely burnt through, said shift commander Kevin VanMeter of Aberdeen Fire and Rescue. “It had been smoldering for quite a while before we got there,” he said. The home was vacant and no one was injured. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, VanMeter said.